The situation in Haiti is verging on anarchy. Malnutrition and cholera are rampant. Gang violence disrupts public services. Public security is almost non-existent.
A commentary by a former UN Assistant Secretary General and Force Commander UNDOF with experience on three UN missions and who has been to Haiti. He lives in Victoria. This is the first of a two-part commentary, which will conclude in Thursday’s paper.
Most of the over one million Haitian American population resides in Florida in Republican districts — and with a Republican Congress, there is considerable pressure to do something with Haiti … but not with U.S. troops. There is a Haitian-born Liberal MP and a former Governor General with Haitian roots. Air Canada used to have daily wide-bodied service between Montreal and Port-au-Prince.
Deployments to Haiti are not new to Canada. We know the region and the challenges and have diplomatic, military, developmental and humanitarian experience from past deployments. Our ability to speak French provides leverage with the local population.
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